Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-20
A RAILROAD HORROR.
800 Merry LxoursioniBts Pangs Il.o a
Burning Juivert.
Zen Coaoaes and Two Engines Stacked Up
in a Deadly Wreck.
.o-s IMAM 40 Mangled Uorpses, With rs
Many NAMED Unfor.unates.

.o-s IMAM 40 Mangled Uorpses, With rs
Many NAMED U~pfor.unates.
CHAT.woRTH, H., Aug. 1.-THE Niagara
Falls excursion train on the Toledo, Peoria
and Warsaw railway, consisting OF seventeen
coaches and s~leepers, crowded with passen-
gers from Peoria, Illinois, and points along
the line, was wrecked two and one-nalf miles
east Of this place, by running into a burning
ulvert. The two engines were completely
wrecked, together with
TEN COACHES AND BAGGAGE CAR.
Engineer McClintock was instantly killed,
the two firenen and other engineer escaping
serious injury.
Tie ten cars were piled on top OF the two
engines, being telescoped and piled across
and on top Of each other. In is miraculous
how any escaped, as the coaches and engines
did not occupy over two car lengths of track,
ard are all on top Of the road bed. In one
coach
NOT A PERSON escaped.
In another only a lady escaped. Seventy dead
have been taken out up to this time, and 100
wounded are now In Chatsworth In the town
hall, school house, depot, etc. At Piper City
there are a large number OF wounded, prob
ably over fifty. The number Of dead is esti-
mated at oven 100. The cars caught fire but
were put out by the train men ard passengers.
A heavy rain set IN about two hours after he
wreck, before the wounded could be taken
away, raining for two hours. The people are
doing all they can for the wounded.
ACCOUNTS From CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aux. INFLAMMATION received
at the | ltnois Central off cs in this city Is
that the T. Air consisted Of two engines ans
sixteen coaches. The culvcrt had been bu-rcu
away about two miles east Of C%hatsworth.
hrefumanly hy prairie fire, and at about |
O'Clock this morning tie engines and coaches
went over. The agent at Chatsworth reports
70 General Manager +. 4. Jefr-ry, OF the II
linOis Central, that over one hundred are
killed, and about a like number injured. He
can give no further particulars.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia dispatch from Chats
worth says that the train left Bloomington last
Il ght for Niagara Falls, on the Illinois Cen.
trial, The intention being 10 go BY that road as
far as Chatsworth, and from there by way OF
the Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw. The change
was made at Chstswortb, In Livingston
county, and soon afterwards as the train
county, a bridge crossing the Vermillion river
gave way, pluneing engine and several ears
down a steep eDbankmept into the stream.
The cars caught fire from the lamps and =
fearful panic en.ued.
CnICAGo, Aug. 1.-The Journals special
from Lhateworth, Illinois, saws: 1t was a
wild and exciting throng which surrounded
the depot in Peoria 'his morning. The news
of the wreck Of the Niagara excursion train o,
fifteen coaches aud two engines spread like
wild IRE. Four bundred cXcursionists from
Peoria, Clinton, Eureka and other places,
many OF them we'll known and highly respect
ed through central Illinois, were sborad. All
sorts OF rumors were floating abroad and the
number killed was variousIy estimated rs
from sixty to one hundred The first regular
train left Peoria at $3.50, and AT all stations
along the lire, large Groves OF people hsd
gathered to hear the latest from Peoria. SOM
wild rumors prevailed, but nothing OF an
authentic nature could be learned.
When the relief tram reached its desti-
nation, there was a Sad and CHASTITY
-tta -a... 4 - NJ ~ ~
gone through the bridge or we're piled I'm 2
promiscuous heap crosswise sDd le%ngthwise
Of the wreck, md the shricks and groans OF
the dying and wounded could be hearl. The
bridge through which the cars went was 8
small one, and 1t bad been on fire, which
caused 1t TO weaken, thus causing the fright
ful holocaust. So far over seventy bodies
have been recovered aud conveyed to the town
hall, fchool house and depot platform. No
ore has boz II taken from under the cars, ano
not even 4 sound can he heard from them,
ard # is feared that All are draL. The NUN
Der killed is estimated at 200. The woundcd
SO far number $50.
STILL lore.
PEORIA. Aug. IA private dispatch from
Sup,rir ,endent Armstrong. OF the Toltdu,
Pc ria and Warsaw, Saws that 10 bodies hav
thu- far been taken out Of tie wreck at Chats
worth.
LIST OF KILLED.
CnArswoRTH, IN AM. 1.-THE following
Is a ilr1 az the killed 80 far as identified:
X z. Stoksn, Peoria.
Miss Stephens aud faincr.
Nix Rg'o, binghampton, n. Y.
VIM. Cr-fg, Cuba, III.
Heory Hickep, frkip, Ill.
y al Havcrmore, Canton, III.
VI. Smith. Mstamor,. III.
Go A Smith, Peoria.
Mr.. Xtmfn~rmsn, Peoria.
Rosa aud Maggie Murphy and mother, PEG
ria.
Miss Maggie Marrow, Peoria.
Miss Nr.l, Mossviile, Iii.
Emi;ipe C.r'thers, Evans, Ill.
j. Hecs, Eureka, Ill.
- Sherman, Brimield, III.
Ma Laws.
McCiintock, engineer, Peoria.
T. " beth Cress, Washington. III.
Mrs. + u. St"ddard, West Point, Ia.
Mre. Peri Adams, Peoria.
Pear Fr-ucb, Peoria.
W. II. Potter, Bnshuell, III.
Mrs j. n. Clay, Eureka, HI.
J. ID. Richards.
Mrs. Breez~, Peoria.
/ w. GerefsoN, Peoria.